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enchens

enchens

Norman

Noun

enchens m ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) incense
  2. (Jersey) red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)
  3. (Jersey) hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)

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Etymology

From Old French encens ‎(“sweet-smelling substance”) from Late Latin incensum ‎(“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of Latin incendō, incendere ‎(“set on fire”).

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